Singaporean Teenager Suffered Cardiac Arrest a Week after COVID-19 Vaccination

The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Singapore said on July 5 it is investigating a case of a 16-year-old boy who suffered cardiac arrest six days after receiving his first dose of COVID-19 vaccination.

The boy was treated at the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital on July 3after he collapsed at home in the morning, following weightlifting at the gym. He was subsequently transferred to National University Hospital (NUH), where he is in critical condition at the intensive care unit.

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Officials in Singapore urged to avoid strenuous physical activity a week after vaccination. (Source from CNA) 

MOH said the teenager received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine on June 27. He was assessed by trained healthcare workers to be suitable for the vaccination, was observed on-site for about 30 minutes after vaccination and was well, wrote Channel News Asia.

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Officials in Singapore urged to avoid strenuous physical activity a week after vaccination. (Source from CNA) 

The expert committee in Singapore said people who have been vaccinated, particularly adolescents and men under 30 years old, should avoid exercise or strenuous physical activity for a week after any dose of the jab.